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Unlock Rewards is a new Android app that promises you a monthly trove of Flybuys points for very little effort on your part. All you need to do is... look at a full-screen ad whenever you unlock your phone?

Friends, I have spent this Monday morning in a black hole. I've only just found the gumption to climb myself out. It started with this, an old Australian ad for the Atari 2600 and it got worse and weirder from there.

Please join me on this journey. The journey of the weirdest Australian video game commercials I could find on YouTube.

Predicting the future is near impossible -- but that doesn‘t stop us all from having a red hot go. Human beings have been predicting the future since the beginning of history and the results range from the hilarious to the downright uncanny.

One thing all future predictions have in common: they‘re rooted in our current understanding of how the world works. It‘s difficult to escape that mindset. We have no idea how technology will evolve, so our ideas are connected to the technology of today.

Google is a massive company that does a lot of things. It gives you email, a cool search engine, a fantastic Maps app and plenty of cloud storage, all for free. We also tend to forget that it's an ad company. Until an ad pops up on someone's Google Home device, anyway.

Whether you're a fan of American football or couldn't care less, the Super Bowl final is always worth a watch if only for the assortment of crazy ads. Each year, the world's biggest brands spend insane amounts of money to debut new commercials in this highly coveted time slot.

You can expect a cavalcade of funny, stupid, raunchy, weird and insanely expensive ads to drop over the next few days on such divergent topics as beer, cars, fast food, video games, computers and everything in-between. We'll be collecting the best ads as they appear online. Watch them all here!

A few months ago, Facebook announced its plans to start showing ads in Messenger. Now, we have a glimpse at what they will look like. They're huge and obnoxious. The moral of the story: Never message brands.

Earlier this year, Facebook announced it was building bots that would let companies chat with you in Messenger. Now, the company has announced sponsored messages. They're like ads, but for your chat app.

Last month, Google introduced YouTube Red in Australia, a paid tier for YouTube that removes ads, among other cool features. I've been using it ever since launch day What I thought would be a minor reduction in annoyances actually changed how I view and enjoy the internet.

Let's be honest, you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Well, now you don't have to put yourself through all the whistles, flags, and "Omahas." You can stream them all online -- some even before the big game -- and make all those companies feel silly for spending $7 million to air a 30-second spot.

Hi Lifehacker, I was on Facebook last week and saw a lot of ads for T-shirts for Richmond's AFL team on sale at Target. I've never liked either Target or Richmond on Facebook (though I am a Richmond supporter). How did Facebook know that would be of interest to me?

Google's algorithms have always scanned Gmail messages to display personalised advertisements, but a recent update to the terms of service has everyone talking about it again. You can't stop scanning altogether, but if you want to limit what kinds of ads you see -- and even get rid of some -- you can do so with a few tweaks.

Adblock Plus is one of the most robust browser extensions out there. While its namesake is its most-used feature, it's not just about blocking ads. In fact, you can do all sorts of things with it, including cleaning up Facebook's interface and making sure websites aren't tracking you.

YouTube is infamous for its annoyances and its cluttered interface. If you want to just get down to watching videos without all the junk, Adblock Plus has added support for a new, streamlined YouTube experience that gets rid of all kinds of cruft.